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E. ADLER.

MACHINE PoR MAKING MATCHES.

No. 11,405. Patented Aug. 1, 1854.

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ELKANADLER, or` viewl YORK, N. Y.

MACHINERY Fon `MAKING. MATCHES.

; Specification ofLetters PatentNo. 11,405, `dated August 1,A 1854:.`

` To all whomz't may concern:

1 made ready Be it known that I, ELKAN ADLER, of the city, county, andState ofaNew York, have inventeda new and usefulImprovement in Machineryfor Making Wax Tapers and Matches; and I' do hereby declare that thefollowingis a fullfand eXactde-` scriptionlA thereof. Y

The# nature of my invention` consists in providing a drum around which Iwindthe waxed wicks,` andi then pass `themalong between grooved rollers'and channels, until their ends enter separate perforations in adippingeboard,` when," by means of knives; they arel cutintofproper\lengths,iand thus Y for dipping into the" combustiblepreparation. i

` To `enable others skilled in the art to make anduse my invention Iwill `proceed todescribe its constructionand operation, reference beinghad `to H the annexed` drawings forming part of this which- Figure l isa side-view; Fig. 2, a side central sectional View; Fig. 3, atopjview';` Fig. 4, end view of dipping-board; ,Figi 5, side view ofdipping-board withmatches. .v

Similar letters refer to like parts. y

A, frame of the machine; B, drum; C C', grooved feeding-rollers; D,first grooved table; E, `second grooved table; F F, knives; G, thirdgrooved table; H,'dippingboard; I, sliding-frame; J, driving-shaft; J',crank; K, crankknife shaft; L, rocking-V shaft; M, driving-wheel; N,waxed-wick; ct, drum-shaftg, drum gear-wheel;` 0, intermediatecog-wheel; d, driving gearspecification,` in

wheel; e, e', roller gear-wheels; j", inner` pawl-shaft; g, outerpawl-shaft; h, outer p-awl; z', inner pawl; y', button; k, spiralspring; Z, spiral spring; m, inner pawl-shaft lever; n, outer pawl-shaftlever; o, inner button lever; 79, outer button lever; g, rocking-lever;r r, racks.

The wick used for the tapers is passed through molten waX andthedraining-plate,

j in the usual manner, and then introduced upon the feeding-drum B,around which y grooved rollers C C.

two turns are taken to prevent slipping, and the end then carried intoone of the grooves in the plate,` D, and `thence between Motion `beingco1nmunicated to the shaft, J, the driving-gearwheel Z having only aportion of its circumference cog-ged; `sets `in motion the coggroovedrollers C C', the atter are made to -wheels e e', which bein attached tothe revolve and draw in the waxed wicks N,

and pass them onwardthrough grooves in plate Fl, between knives F `F,andon through groovesin plate Gr, until theends of the wa-Xed wicksenter? corresponding perforationsl in the dipping-plate H, at whichinstant the cogs on CZ have passed thegearwheel e `and the rollers UCand other parts therewith connected come `to a full stop,l while thedrivingshaft` J, con-A tinuing to revolve, forces up `the`connectingpiece K, and with itftherlower knife F into contactwith the`upper `knife F, sever` the wicksyand leaving the short pieces fastenedin the dipping-board H, -asgshown in Fig. 5.

y Connected witlrK is a rockinglever g moving on the shaft L. The pawl@7 is `at-` `tached to the lever `gbymeans of theshaftf. The upwardmovement of K consequently brings downthepawllz'pandit catches in a`tooth ofthe rack T, andon the downward return of K the-pawlz'and withit the sliding-frame,I`,1isjshoved` up one \notch.j The sliding-frame Iis prevented from slipping down by the pawl t, working in rack r. Inthis manner each rowof waxed wicks, after having been stuck into thedippingboard, and out to the required length, is

`lifted up from the groovedtable G, and a ,new` row of perforations Yresented, which are, inturn, filled and lifte and so on until thedipping-board `H is stuck full of matches; when itis` removed from themachine and anothersubstituted. A side view of the dipping-board II,isseen in Fig. 5. The perforations are beveled so as to cause the tapersto become slightly fastened when they are carried in by rollers C Cv.When the sliding-frame I has arrived at the top of the machine, and itbecomes necessary to lower it together with a new dipping- `board, thebutton y' is turned, which `opens both pawls la, z', and thesliding-frame I falls to the bottom of its grooves. On releasing thebutton j thespiral springs 7s, Z, cause the pawls to close again, andretain their positions against their respective racks.

The spiral spring 7c is connected with the lever m, on the pawl-shaft`f, z' being upon the shaft f, the spring 7c tends to pull over m, andwith it the shaft f and pawl z'. The intermediate rod o unites m and j.

The spiral spring Z, is connected with the lever n, on the pawl shaft g.The spring Z, tends to pull over n, and With it shaft g, and pawl it.The intermediate rod p unites n. andy'.

Fig. A5 presents a view of a dipping board, after having been filledwith tapers and removed from the machine. It will be noticed that allthe tapers are now of even lengths, evenly separated and properlyprepared for dipping into the phosphoretic compound.

f The knife F is stationary, and does not move. The knife F is bolted tothe connecting-piece K, and moves up and down in sides grooves, as shownin Fig. 3.

I wind as many lwaxed wicks upon the drum B as there are grooves in thefeedrollers C C, which latter being regulated according to the width ofthe knives, all the wicks that are drawn through are severed at onetime. The waxen wicks have each two turns around the drum B;consequently between B, and feed-rollers C Cl the wicks are held taut,as seen in Fig. 2, while the rollers C C having speed proportionate tomotion of drum B, the wicks N are drawn in by rollers C C just as fastas drum B delivers the same.

In the use of my invention I am not confined to making wax tapers alone.

very simple arrangement of sawsand guides, I can introduce suitablestrips of Wood beneath the rollers C C', and pass them through into theydipping-board I-I, cut and 'mon domestic use.

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In my full-sized machines, eachl row of I holes in the dipping-board,will hold matches enough to fill the small box, in com- Consequently ateach revolution of my driving-shaft I stick a box of matches. I estimatethat one person with one of my machines,A can prepare 50,000 boxes ofmatches per diem.

Having thus described my invent-ion I claim 1. The perforateddippingboard H, moved and combined with the sliding-frame `Isubstantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the springs Zo, Z;

levers m, n, shafts f, g, pawls h, Z, rods 0, p,

and button j, substantially as described.

3. vThe knives F Fl in combination 'with the connecting-.piece K,crank'J, and lever Q, substantially as set fort-h.

4. The grooved rollers C C in combination with drum B, grooved tables,D, E, Cr, and knives F F substantially vas set forth.

5. The combination of the driving-wheel CZ, roller-wheels e e,intermediate wheel c, and drumewheel Z), as set forth; the vario-usparts` of the Whole machine being combined and arranged for the purposeand in thev manner described, or 1n any other manner substantially thesame. Y

Y n ELKAN ADLER. Witnesses: i

A. E. BEACH,

PETIER Cooim.

